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Myron Grimshaw

Myron Grimshaw, American baseball player (died 1936)

Born
November 30, 1875
Died
December 11, 1936
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1875

About Myron Grimshaw

Myron Frederick "Moose" Grimshaw (November 30, 1875 – December 11, 1936) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1905 through 1907 for the Boston Americans. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 173 lb., Grimshaw was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Johnsville, New York, but was raised in Canajoharie, New York. In a three-season career, Grimshaw was a.256 hitter (229-for-894) with four home runs and 116 RBI in 259 games, including 104 runs, 31 doubles, 16 triples, and 15 stolen bases. Grimshaw died on December 11, 1936 at the age of 61; he suffered a heart attack at the Beech Nut Packing Company plant where he worked in Canajoharie, New York.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Myron Grimshaw was born

Myron Grimshaw was born in 1875. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Kentucky Derby — won by Aristides
  • Top headlineCivil Rights Act of 1875 passed
  • Technology milestoneFirst Kentucky Derby horse race
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population42.6M

1875 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Myron Grimshaw's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18752026
Population42.6M341 million

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